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    Home » Blog » Video Tutorials » Gum Paste & Fondant Video Tutorials » Custom Toppers & Figure Modeling » Animals

    Birch Yule Log Cake with Birds- Video Tutorial

    December 13, 2015 By Melissa Diamond 5 Comments

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    CUTE Birch Yule Log Cake with Sweet Winter Birds! Cake Decorating Video by MyCakeSchool.com! 

     

     

    This beautiful birch yule log cake with it's sweet fondant birds would make the perfect centerpiece for Christmas and winter parties. We had so much fun making it!

    Several years ago, we made a traditional yule log cake video tutorial, which you can find here on our site. It was a more traditional yule log, frosted in chocolate frosting decorated with pinecones and pine needles.

    The yule log cake in this video has a more playful feel with the cute winter birds, and I love the contrast of the white birch frosting against the chocolate cake once sliced.

    In the video, we demonstrate creating this cake from start to finish, including how to make a cake roll. You can find our Chocolate Cake Roll recipe here, and the Sweetened Whipped Cream recipe here.

    Make sure to scroll beneath the video for additional details, and enjoy the video!

     

    Materials-

    Chocolate Cake Roll (Recipe linked above)

    Classic Vanilla Buttercream

    Coloring Gels: Americolor Super Black, Americolor Sky Blue, Lemon Yellow, Ivory

    Piping Tips: Tip 4,

    Food coloring Pen (eyes)- we used Americolor

    Fondant or Gum Paste - We used Liz Marek's fondant recipe with a bit of tylose kneaded into it.

    Green Candy Melts and Red Sixlets for holly & berries.

    Misc. -Crisco (vegetable shortening) for your hands if fondant becomes sticky, Spatula, Waxed Paper,

     

    CUTE Birch Yule Log Cake with Winter Birds! A Cake Decorating Video Tutorial by My Cake School!

     

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    1. MsGF December 14, 2016 at 8:23 am

      So adorable! I absolutely love the stinkin' cute birds :-) Love the birch log look as well. Super cute and clever as always! :)

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    2. Jennifer Daniel December 14, 2016 at 9:29 am

      Adorable as usual!!!! Merry Christmas to you and your family!!!
      ~Jennifer

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    3. Melissa Diamond December 14, 2016 at 6:24 pm

      Thanks MsGF & Jennifer!! xoxo Merry Christmas ;0)

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    4. ladyofaith December 16, 2016 at 6:00 pm

      So beautiful, Merry Christmas Melissa and BiBi.

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    5. BeBe December 16, 2016 at 8:41 pm

      Thank you so much, and Merry Christmas to you and your family.

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